Pariah vs. Piranha

Pariahnoun

A person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.

Pariahnoun

A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.

Pariahnoun

Someone in exile.

Pariahnoun

A member of one of the oppressed social castes in India.

Pariahnoun

One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.

Pariahnoun

An outcast; one despised by society.

Pariahnoun

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

Piranhanoun

(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.

Piranhanoun

someone who attacks in search of booty

Piranhanoun

small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

Piranha

A piranha or piraña (, , or ; Portuguese: [piˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], Spanish: [piˈɾaɲa]), a member of family Serrasalmidae, or a member of the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes, is a freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers, floodplains, lakes and reservoirs. Although often described as extremely predatory and mainly feeding on fish, their dietary habits vary extensively, and they will also take plant material, leading to their classification as omnivorous.